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Subject
Foreign interventions and influence in the Asia-Pacific.
Significance
Acting US Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for South-east Asia Patrick Murphy warned last month that “heavy-handed” tactics by China to prise Pacific island nations from Taiwan’s diplomatic embrace may destabilise the region.
Impacts
Increasing economic and security pressures will put severe strains on social and political systems.
Unregulated migration will cause economic dislocation and sow discord in tribal communities.
Australia and New Zealand will increase their engagement with the region, particularly at a security level.
Keywords:
international relations,
aid,
foreign investment,
foreign policy,
foreign trade,
security,
corruption,
crime,
energy,
environment,
fishing,
gas,
infrastructure,
metals,
natural resources,
timber,
Pacific,
AP,
American Samoa,
Australia,
China,
Fiji,
Kiribati,
Marshall Islands,
Micronesia,
Nauru,
New Zealand,
Palau,
Papua New Guinea,
Solomon Islands,
Tonga,
Tuvalu,
United States,
Western Samoa,
Guam,
Hong Kong,
Indonesia,
Japan,
Malaysia,
New Caledonia,
Taiwan,
United Nations
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2019
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